This is, after all, the Narrow Gauge
Discussion Forum ..... differing points of view should be not only tolerated, but encouraged. That being said, our posts should be kept civil (I know .... I have had a hard time with that in the past myself when discussing the Loop, CHS, etc.) Discussion includes, but should not be limited, to what color siderods were painted, when a certain caboose was built or rebuilt, etc.
I do agree heartily that folks have become very thin-skinned in the past few years, and not just here. It seems to be a worldwide phenomenon ... (please don't post any cartoons of Muhammad on NGDF!) I am sorry to see people lose their sense of humor.
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner